Tonights episode made me contemplate. Which song would I have sung from the year I was born if I were a contestant on American Idol. I came up with a few ideas:
*I Write the Songs (Barry Manilow)
*Love Hurts (Nazareth)
*Turn the Beat Around (Vicki Sue Robinson)
*Show me the Way (Peter Frampton)
But I think my winning choice would be the Celine Dion version of Eric Carmen's song "All By Myself".
Anyway.....onto the REAL contestants:
1) Danny -- "Stand by Me": I can't tell you how much I completely love this guys voice. His vocals were perfect, and while I thought the arrangement started out slow, I really liked it overall.
2) Kris -- "All she wants to do is Dance": I couldn't tell whether he was just flat or if it was the arrangement that sucked, but either way I hated it......(and I'm starting to think that "indulgent" is Simon's word of the year this season)
3) Lil -- "Whats love got to do with It": See now to me, THAT was indulgent. I thought she was boring, flat and shouty. I totally agree with Kara that she is weak in her lower range.
4) Anoop -- "True Colors": For the most part I liked the vocal side of this song and I LOVED how he went up on the last note. I didn't really care for the arrangement though. He should have done it a bit more like Phil Collin's version.
5) Scott -- "The Search is Over": I LOVE his song. I think he made a big mistake however, using this particular song to break away from the piano. He went a little flat on the final bridge, but overall I liked the vocals. I do agree with Simon though, that the electric guitar didn't "go" with the song.
6) Allison --"I can't make you love Me": I LOVE this song too. This girl is just amazing. Completely and utterly amazing. Fantastic performance.
7) Matt -- "Part time Lover": For the most part, I liked it. It wasn't anything fantastic. I wish he would have gone up on the notes like the original song did. But he was a fantastic showman. I think though that the judges were a tad generous on the praise they showered him with.
8) Adam -- "Mad World" So many songs I LOVED tonight. I thought that he was fabulous. The arrangement was a bit different but I thought the melody was absolutely haunting. (In true Adam style) And for Simon to stand and clap is a true testament to how wonderful this performance was.
I personally think the bottom three this week should be Kris, Lil and Scott with Kris going home....but there is still the possibility that Anoop hasn't done enough and will end up in the bottom three again.
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Last night was pretty good eh? A lot of good songs! I think Scott is going home (at least I hope!). BTW, I think Turn the Beat Around would have been a great song choice for you!
Last night was a pretty good show. I tried something new, I listened to Adam sing with my eyes closed and guess what? He sounds like a girl and his voice gets shrilly and still ANNOYING!!! He is creative and I really like that but if I had to choose a winner it would be ALLISON!!! I love the tone of her voice and I've been waiting for one of the judges to say she sounds like Kelly Clarkson and finally Randy did!
I'm thinking that right now my pick for the final three are going to be Danny, Allison and Adam. And Em, you picked the wrong song to try that trick with. Adam sang that entire song in his upper register, which I think is what you don't like. Do that next week if he sings a lower song. You may change your mind (then again, you may not)
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